19900201

C0219, Guan Yu (關羽) met his end

Guan Yu (關羽) met his end at the hands of Lü Meng (呂蒙) in 219.


China | c0220-c0280 | 3 Kingdoms (三國), China | c0221-c0263 | Shu (蜀漢), China | c0220-c0265 | Wei (前魏)

19780404

B1556, The Shang Dynasty (~B1046)

The written history of China can be found as early as the Shang Dynasty (BC 1556 – BC 1046)

The Shang Dynasty (商朝) or Yin Dynasty (殷代) was, according to traditional sources, the second Chinese dynasty, after the Xia Dynasty (夏朝). They ruled in the northeastern regions of the area known as "China proper", in the Yellow River (黃河) valley. According to the chronology based upon calculations by Liu Xin (劉歆), the Shang ruled between 1766 BC and 1122 BC, however according to the chronology based upon the Bamboo Annals (竹書紀年), it is between 1556 BC and 1046 BC.


商 [shāng]

约公元前1600ー公元前1046年,汤灭夏后所建,建都亳 (bó,今河南商丘)。后来盘庚又迁都到殷 (今河南安阳附近)。也说殷、殷商。


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_China
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shang_Dynasty
http://www.nciku.cn/search/cc/detail/%E5%95%86/6871


China | b1556-b1046 | Shang (商)

19770831

B2100, Xia Dynasty of China (~B1600)

The Xia Dynasty (夏朝) of China (from 2100 BC to 1600 BC) is the first dynasty to be described in ancient historical records such as Records of the Grand Historian (史記, Shiji) and Bamboo Annals (竹書紀年).


夏 [xià]

约公元前21ー前17世纪,传说为禹所建。


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_China
史記 (Shiji) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Records_of_the_Grand_Historian


China | b2100-b1600 | Xia (夏)

19770704

B2255, Shun (舜, ~B2195)

Shun (舜) 2255 BC – 2195 BC

Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors

Shun (traditional Chinese: 舜) was a legendary 23rd-22nd century BC leader of ancient China, among the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, whose half-century of rule was one of the longest in Chinese history. According to Mencius, Shun is a Dongyi.

19770110

B2800, Fu Xi (伏羲, ~B2737)

Fu Xi (伏羲) 2800 BC – 2737 BC